Microaxial flow pump does not improve outcomes for high-risk heart attack patients without cardiogenic shock: Trial

Using a microaxial flow pump prior to and during cardiac stenting procedures for patients with severe heart attacks who don't ...
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Impella Pump Improves Survival in STEMI-Related Cardiogenic Shock

ATLANTA -- Routine use of the Impella CP microaxial flow pump significantly improved survival in patients with infarct-related cardiogenic shock, the randomized DanGer Shock trial showed. In more than ...
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Trial: ECMO Doesn't Save Lives in Cardiogenic Shock

AMSTERDAM -- Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) didn't improve survival with cardiogenic shock, the ECLS-SHOCK trial showed. This form of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) ...
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Urgent ECMO after cardiogenic shock admission could lower mortality

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Delayed ECMO initiation was tied to increased in-hospital mortality among patients with cardiogenic shock. ECMO ...
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DanGer Shock: Impella Tied to Better Survival Even 10 Years Later

MADRID, Spain—Ten years after experiencing STEMI complicated by cardiogenic shock, patients treated with the Impella CP device (Abiomed) continue to have a survival advantage over those receiving ...
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Impella flops for acute coronary syndrome patients not in shock

Randomized trials neutral for pump device in complex elective cases, STEMI with reperfusio ...
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Care Gaps for Women With Cardiogenic Shock Merit Action: SCAI

Numerous knowledge gaps exist regarding the care of female patients with cardiogenic shock, often because they have been consistently underrepresented in clinical trials, according to a new consensus ...
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Women Have Worse Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock

Women with heart failure–related cardiogenic shock have worse outcomes and more vascular complications than men, a new analysis of registry data shows. "These data identify the need for us to continue ...
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Impella CP Improves Survival in STEMI, Cardiogenic Shock

Use of a microaxial flow pump (Impella CP) with standard care led to a lower risk for death than standard care alone in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)-related cardiogenic ...